Late afternoon light bathes Japanese magnolia blossoms in a golden glow marking a warm day near the end of winter in Westerville. My Final Photo for March 14, 2024.

A White Oak tree gets mulched after its planting at the top of the sledding hill at Alum Creek Park North replacing a 100-year-old American elm tree that was removed last year. My Final Photo for March 13, 2024.

The sun covered by late afternoon clouds is reflected in the waters of Alum Creek before they fall into roiling waters below the low head dam. My Final Photo for March 12, 2024.

Metalworkers install downspouts on the east side of the new multi-use building being built on West College with four apartments on the top two floors and plans to build the Ampersand restaurant on the first floor. My Final Photo for March 11, 2024.

First of the season flower seedlings are off-loaded from a truck Sunday afternoon at Hoover Gardens in between thick flurries and despite strong wind. My Final Photo for March 10, 2024.

Jerome Rogers shows off the comic books, action figures, and lunch boxes he bought at World’s Greatest Comics 13th Anniversary Sale Saturday in Glengary Center. My Final Photo for March 9, 2024. 

Gary Puckett restrings a mandolin in his music studio in Uptown Westerville as he waits for his Cardinal Pizza to be done. My Final Photo for March 8, 2024.

A kayaker steers away from a rapidly approaching Westerville Crew rowing boat practicing with other boats at Hoover Reservoir. My Final Photo for March 7, 2024.

Surveyor Matt Preston measures elevations and locations along West Main Street for the city which plans to lay new water mains in Uptown. My Final Photo for March 6, 2024

Carpenters finish attaching the second of two new doors to the south side of the old post office after the doorways were added to open onto a planned elevated patio to serve customers of High Bank Distillery. My Final Photo for March 5, 2024.

Joseph Domanik plays blues on his Stratocaster while leaning on an oak tree still burdened with last summer’s leaves. Domanick decided his day off from work and the temperature in the low 70s at the start of March gave him good reason to sit in the afternoon sun at Red Bank Park even if to play the blues. My Final Photo for March 4, 2024.

Brian Cooper and his 10-year-old daughter, Aleah, enjoyed a peaceful moment on the dock at the Hoover Walnut Boat Ramp, lounging in the lawn chairs he keeps in his car for spontaneous outings like this when the weather is nice and they have no other obligations. My Final Photo for March 3, 2024.